Controller

Description & Requirements

Controller Berenson Cancer Center is one of the only outpatient medical clinics devoted exclusively to multiple myeloma cancer treatment and research. Lead by world-renowned oncologist and researcher, James R. Berenson, MD., Berenson Oncology is a pioneer in creating cutting-edge treatments for patients with myeloma and associated blood cancers. This clinic is affiliated with the Institute for Myeloma & Bone Cancer Research, Oncotherapeutics and OncoTracker and is located near Beverly Hills in the Sunset Medical Tower in West Hollywood, California, USA. Controller Responsibilities The Controller is responsible for leading the accounting function across multiple entities, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting, strong internal controls, effective cash management, and meaningful financial support for management decision-making. This is a hands-on leadership role that requires sound judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to identify issues, improve processes, and maintain financial discipline as business needs evolve Leadership & Oversight Serve as the primary accounting resource for management and coordinate closely with operations, clinic personnel, the outside CPA firm, auditors, payroll providers, financial institutions, and other advisors. Provide accounting leadership and oversight to ensure accurate financial reporting, regulatory compliance, timely tax and year-end requirements, and complete, well-organized financial records. Establish clear accounting priorities, maintain accountability for key deadlines, and ensure the accounting function effectively supports the organization’s operational and strategic objectives. Financial Accounting & Reporting Own the monthly and annual close processes, ensuring journal entries, accruals, reconciliations, adjustments, and supporting documentation are accurate, complete, and prepared for management review on schedule. Maintain the general ledgers and oversee the complete accounting cycle for four separate companies. Prepare, review, and analyze monthly and annual financial statements and reporting packages, including balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements, variance reporting, and clear explanations of financial results for management. Analyze financial results to identify trends, variances, inconsistencies, errors, and potential areas of concern, and provide forward-looking insights and recommendations to management. Review invoices, accruals, merchant deposits, bank activity, intercompany balances, vendor accounts, and other balance sheet accounts to identify and resolve discrepancies. Ensure transactions are recorded in the appropriate accounting period, properly classified, and supported by adequate documentation. Evaluate and update the chart of accounts, reporting structures, classifications, and accounting workflows as business operations, revenue sources, expenses, and management reporting needs evolve. Financial Planning, Cash Management & Analysis Monitor daily cash position, upcoming obligations, liquidity requirements, and cash-flow timing to maintain adequate working capital and support uninterrupted operations. Proactively identify potential cash shortages, liquidity constraints, or other financial risks and communicate them to the CEO before they impact operations. Lead the budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and scenario analysis processes. Perform actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast variance analysis and provide meaningful insights for monthly financial review meetings. Support management with financial analysis, projections, and recommendations to facilitate informed business decisions. Accounting Operations & Internal Controls Own and maintain effective internal controls over accounting processes and transactions, ensuring financial activity is accurate, properly authorized, adequately supported, and appropriately recorded. Identify control weaknesses and process deficiencies, implement